Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-26
NEWS or rae NORTHWEST.
PACIFIC COUNTY.

EA~lfAC CulN1Is
Think Of living in country where
flowers are Ia bloom in the middle Of
January. and 10 country 90 far from
the equator a. this Is. In Baskerville
q number Of varieties of flowers are Ia
bloom.
Willopa City steadily advances. A
new wErehsuss Ia now being built. The
place will then consist of two stores,
two hotels, two blacksmith shops, two
warehouses and q number Of private
residences.
The Gen. Custer has been busy during
the past week at the wreck Of the Nick
erson. 30 far the schooner has not been
moved, although sail has been put on
Der several times since her deck Iced has
bean removed.
A dance vas given By the "boysr at
Briscoe's Hall Tul sday evening. Barring
the Inconvenience Of pFoppipg up the
adder. SO TO speak. the festivities were
enjoyable, bat shout midnight Bill
Hame9 fell down stairs, aud be was
thought 10 have ended his earaer, Sc the
dance was adjourned. Bill, however,
came to himself after q wkiIa, not
much the worse for his downward
flight.
The people living on the upper viii
lopa are seriously i0conveni need 81 the
lack Of g postoffiee, either &c Half Moon
or Elk Prairie. Many persons have
twenty miles to 90 for their mail which.
taken when the reads are IN an impas-
sable condition makes the task Of get
ting their mail anything bat pleasant.
George Johns1u Of tails place received
an aQly cut over his eye last Saturday
night. he vas Ia Rriec0e's store with
seine companions when he vas pushed
from behind and fell over, striking his
head against box, the corner Of which
struck him over the eye. cntkinE long
irregular cash around the brow and
temple. Fortunately the eye will not
Be injured, and the wonna 10 now heal
ing.
A QFist mill is 10 be one Of the fixtures
Of the Willopa VALLEY In the near future
A movement il nov en- foot which viii.
beyond doUbs, result In the mill being
built next summer. The proposition il
BY Mr.. August Weiss, 9 practical nill
good and sufficient bonds that be will
build the mill upon compliance With the
following coalition BY the citizsns:
fhsy are 10 raise $500 70 assist in bag
ing the necessary machinery. Four
hundred dollars vas at once subscribed.
and e only remains 10 secure the other
500. There are farmers in this vaIiey
who would fesl justified ii giving she
whole amount rather than be deprived
Of the benefits Of the mill.-0ysfevvitie
JoarNai.
WHITMAN oouNTY.
The Uaitsd Brethren are baildine q
church az Ciear Greek. Il will be free
10 all denominations and viii also BE-
used for school purposes. Lumber 10
nos on she Rround for district school
hos 90.
Citizsns OF PaIouse City are orgahix
inR SO 600 joint stock company 30 en-
gage extensively in the manufAofaFs Of
sash, doors and sach other business as
may be proper 10 inelade after further
investigation.
As much as two inshss of snow fell
last Wednesday. Il gained little ali
day yesterday. Notwithstanding that Il
rainsd paEt Of tue dag. During last
nieht the Thermometer stood close 30
fRefxinR. vita quits litale wind.
Tia North Ralsnss river, whiah vas
neAgiy bank full as the 6Est of soc week,
b gradually fallinv, yef there 10 water
enouRh % run logs. Clyde Rot down
ahoat 10000 feet. We understand that
e. Sheisoa's dAm the river 10 frezan
naEssss which pgesants chs main drives
from adyanesnR. Saw . ehaanel.-
Fal0@ss Cay Nsns.
YAKIMA AND KFTTFrAa.
W. A. Stevens, Of Kistiaas ooansy, says
THAI the acreage OF grain In ktttitas
soanty this year vii b. largely IN ex
eeas Of last ysAE. 40 ths time Mr.. Ste
vens left hame the ploza wera hSine
worked IN all diracttonS. IAss harvest
Mr.. Stevens n see = rsaaEkabis ran
sisk his 2s-ineA sepaFases. shFe3hinR
3o.e00 busheiG a wheat In - days.
Thsre "a Eets gs8w nov In the moun-
taina than a. any time this season. Al
Cie-alam On Tuesday the tan waa five
inehes. An s6aFs Gas made 10 run q
snow plsv ~ 10 The n NJ huf failea,
and On "Wednesday Eve ezzanxa wxEs
hemned II ~ ansW.
Gaoxee Sailmors and Jaka Decker wess
ordered oza 81 klsasb9rg last wsek an
DER tha belief lhAt they had psediIse
ton fer FDlltnG drunka who we're hesAsl
eth mensg % tiEn eheeka. Emhss.
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